Child Development- Watching, Waiting, Worrying
Many of our parents spoke about watching their children grow with wonder, mixed with worry if their child did not reach simple milestones such as smiling, crawling and babbling as quickly as other children. Health difficulties and hospital visits sharpen this experience. Just taking a pause to appreciate the moment can sometimes help, but if you are struggling and feel you need advice or help, please see our resource page.
Late to Start Crawling
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She's not been crawling for too long. Actually, she was quite late starting to crawl. So we were quite, it was quite a bit of a challenge, it was quite a bit of a shock really, and obviously we knew she was gonna start to crawl at some time, but it used to be a case where you could plonk her in the middle of the room with her toys and you could like turn your back for a couple of minutes and you know she'd still be sat there, but now you, now you can't do anything like that.
Savor the Time
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When he was born, I was kind of excited about or wondering what he would become in the future as an adult more and really excited to see what kind of adult person he will become, but I think kids change so much and it's very hard for you to kind of savor him at a specific age and uh now when think about oh what, what he was like when he was newborn or 4 months old, so it's hard to remember because, because things change so fast, your memory just fades quicker, I guess. So, I've learned to really kind of savor the time with him a bit more.